Farm rent checker
What farmland lets for in England, from Defra’s Farm Rents survey: by kind of tenancy, by region and by farm type, per acre and per hectare. Enter your own rent to see where it sits.
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Farm Business Tenancy, England 2024/25
£93 an acre
£230 a hectare, up 4.1% on the year
- North East, Yorkshire & Humber
- £85
- Cereals farms
- £112
How rents spread across England
The darker band is the middle half of agreements, from £61 to £135.
Defra’s figures are averages across whole holdings, from bare land to equipped farms with a house. Land quality, buildings, a farmhouse, the length of the term and who repairs what all move the rent, so use them as a starting point for a review rather than the answer.
- Farm Business Tenancy
£0/ha
£93 an acre, +4.1% in a year
- AHA tenancy
£0/ha
£70 an acre, −6.5% in a year
- Informal agreement
£0/ha
the highest in a decade
- Agreements
0
29,700 of them FBTs
By region
| Region | All /ha | FBT /ha | AHA /ha | Informal /ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North East, Yorkshire & Humber | £210£85/ac | £210£85/ac | £183£74/ac | £281£114/ac |
| North West | £151£61/ac | £139£56/ac | £96£39/ac | £271£110/ac |
| East Midlands | £240£97/ac | £301£122/ac | £169£68/ac | £264£107/ac |
| West Midlands | £259£105/ac | £270£109/ac | £204£83/ac | £264£107/ac |
| East | £250£101/ac | £247£100/ac | £180£73/ac | £284£115/ac |
| London & South East | £234£95/ac | £293£119/ac | £211£85/ac | £196£79/ac |
| South West | £199£81/ac | £203£82/ac | £190£77/ac | £206£83/ac |
By farm type
| Farm type | All /ha | FBT /ha | AHA /ha | Informal /ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cereals | £251£102/ac | £277£112/ac | £218£88/ac | £240£97/ac |
| General cropping | £254£103/ac | £205£83/ac | £183£74/ac | £387£157/ac |
| Dairy | £285£115/ac | £296£120/ac | £209£85/ac | £330£134/ac |
| Lowland grazing livestock | £138£56/ac | £123£50/ac | £188£76/ac | £145£59/ac |
| LFA grazing livestock | £93£38/ac | £114£46/ac | £57£23/ac | £120£49/ac |
Ten years of farm rents
All agreementsFarm Business TenanciesAHA tenancies
In cash terms the average across all agreements rose from £201 to £218 a hectare over the decade, slower than inflation. Informal agreements, with nothing written down, have risen fastest.
Source: Defra Farm Rents in England 2024/25, from the Farm Business Survey. Average annual rent per hectare in current prices; 5 kinds of agreement. AHA tenancies are Defra’s Full Agricultural Tenancies, let under the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986. Regional and farm type figures rest on smaller samples, so they move more from year to year. One hectare is 2.47 acres.
How it works
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Where the figures come from
Defra’s Farm Rents in England statistics come from the Farm Business Survey, which collects detailed accounts from a sample of farms across England each year. They give the average rent paid per hectare under each kind of agreement, by region and by farm type, and how widely rents vary. The latest year is 2024/25, published in March 2026.
The averages cover whole agreements, from bare land to equipped farms with a house and buildings, so they are a starting point for a rent review rather than a valuation.
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Farm rents in 2024/25
Across England there were about 83,300 rental agreements, down 5% on the year.
- Farm Business Tenancies: £230 a hectare (£93 an acre), up 4%
- Full Agricultural Tenancies under the 1986 Act: £174 a hectare (£70 an acre), down 6%
- Informal agreements: £253 a hectare, the highest in a decade
- Seasonal agreements: £166 a hectare
- Highest by farm type, dairy; lowest, grazing livestock in the Less Favoured Areas
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Why rents vary so much
The middle half of FBT rents runs from about £150 to £334 a hectare, and the top 5% pay over £500. Land quality and use, buildings and a farmhouse, the length of the term, who is responsible for repairs, and whether the rent was set in a competitive tender all move the figure. Older AHA rents sit lower because they are reviewed on a statutory formula and change slowly.
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Using it for a rent review
For a Farm Business Tenancy the statutory review is to the open market rent, so evidence of comparable lettings nearby carries most weight. Defra’s figures show the regional picture and how far a rent is from typical. For an FBT, the review notice has to be served 12 to 24 months before the review date: the FBT notice calculator works it out.
Common questions.
- What is the average farm rent per acre in England?
- About £88 an acre (£218 a hectare) across all agreements in 2024/25, from Defra. Farm Business Tenancies averaged £93 an acre (£230 a hectare), and older AHA tenancies £70 an acre (£174 a hectare).
- Which region has the highest farm rents?
- In 2024/25 the West Midlands had the highest average across all agreements, at £259 a hectare, followed by the East at £250. The North West was lowest, at £151. The checker shows each region by kind of tenancy.
- How do I convert rent per hectare to rent per acre?
- Divide by 2.471. A hectare is 2.471 acres, so £230 a hectare is about £93 an acre.